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Daily Liverpool - Friday Forecast Crossover: Liverpool host Southampton in a Top vs Bottom Clash!
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Louie Easton hosts a defeatist Zak Ingoe-Finch and Oscar Easton from Daily Southampton on a crossover ahead of this weekend's action.
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00:00:28
Oscar
Thank you.
Introduction and Crossover Episode
00:00:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to the Daily Liverpool and Daily Southampton crossover episode ahead of this weekend's match between Liverpool and Southampton. My name is Louis Easton.
00:00:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joining me today is, I mean, this has to be a GSPN first, Oscar Easton. There we go. like My cousin, my actual cousin is joining me on an episode. I never saw this coming.
00:01:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, thank you very much for joining me, Oscar.
00:01:09
Oscar
No problem. Thanks. Thanks pat thanks for inviting me.
00:01:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Zach Ingo Finch, the man who has been at Daily Southampton since the beginning of the season and has been supporting Southampton all his life, just like Oscar. Suffering is actually top versus bottom this weekend, so we're going to have...
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
It may feel like a very disrespectful episode of the Daily Liverpool Daily Southampton
Southampton's Season Challenges
00:01:34
Oscar
Thank
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
podcast, but thank you very much for still turning up.
00:01:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
I do admire your resilience. ah Do you feel resilient for the rest of the season? Let's start off with that question, Zach.
00:01:45
Zak
Do I feel resilient for the rest of the season? i would like to not watch us get beaten by more than five goals every game for the end of the season. and If that happens, I think I'll be happy.
00:01:56
Zak
Will it happen Saturday? ah Probably not. I could see us getting a drop in. especially considering our current manager seems to just roll the dice on what position and what lineup he's kind of playing.
00:02:08
Zak
um Sentiment has very much turned on him in recent but like weeks, us included, because he's just been odd decision-making. I think even he's kind of noticed now that his time is up and is kind of like, yeah, i'd probably i would like to stick around after the season.
00:02:25
Zak
In the week, it's kind of been come out that he will be potentially replaced with Danny Roll at the end of the season, which you know we've kind discussed about a little bit.
00:02:36
Zak
But yeah, it's just yeah we we keep going to the games and we keep hoping something different is going to happen and it tends not to. it's my new
00:02:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
hello Oh, this poor broken soul.
00:02:50
Zak
ah
00:02:50
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um
00:02:51
Zak
right
00:02:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
So we visited Southampton twice this season, Liverpool and winning 2-1 in the League Cup and winning 3-2 in the Premier League. so Pretty close results. And...
00:03:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
and I've i've watched i watched Southampton really take the fight to us ah in both of our visits to St. Mary's. um Oscar, did you see it that way? Did you see um ah some fights?
00:03:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
And is that just the minimum of what you're hoping for ah this weekend? I don't want to write Southampton off, but it does seem like a bit...
00:03:18
Oscar
Yeah.
00:03:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm not going to say anything, actually, because I predicted that we'd be 4-0 up against PSG at halftime.
00:03:23
Oscar
No.
00:03:27
Oscar
Now that word you use resilience is interesting because that's something that I don't think we've seen in any way, shape or form this year from the team. ah Actually, probably a bit more so under Russell Martin, to be honest. And I think both of our games we played you was with him as manager.
00:03:44
Oscar
um i think we are. and not necessarily playing worse now, but are definitely worstly placed to play you this time. The way we play now, I am very nervous for Saturday.
00:03:56
Oscar
I think this could be an absolute pasting um because I'm pretty convinced he's going to stick with the this man-for-man marking suicide football, um which against Salah,
00:04:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh
00:04:11
Oscar
Jota, you know, the attackers that you've got is going to be
Player Positions and Errors
00:04:15
Oscar
a problem. So, um yes, not particularly optimistic.
00:04:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, have
00:04:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, that's that's um this. yeah I'm trying to make this interesting. You know, I'm trying to offer a hand to Southampton. But something very interesting I saw um in your match against Chelsea last time out.
00:04:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Joe Aribo at centre back. You talked about those random positions. um zach that's quite the animated response from from you what do you make of uh joe rebo at center back do you are you interested at all by ivan urich's experimenting or do you just want it to end
00:04:45
Zak
Yeah.
00:04:53
Zak
the I can understand that we've got a bit of than an injury crisis at the moment, but we also did have players that could have played in those positions and just actually playing players in their correct positions at the moment just seems like a fever dream.
00:05:06
Zak
um And that is is a problem. You know, to to be clear, ah Greg makes this point quite a lot. He is our top goal scorer and he has dropped back and back and back. We've put in centre-back and like, he did okay job considering that he's not in that natural position.
00:05:20
Zak
full But it just seemed like a bunch of bizarre decision-making try and, you know, it would be interesting to see what he would be like with a full squad with no injuries.
00:05:31
Zak
But I also don't think that it would be that much different how it is now. Because all of the players that we've got out injured, whilst collectively are good for 85 minutes, are also the same sort of players that have made the small mistakes that have put us in the position we're in so far this season.
00:05:47
Zak
like like I think we're still top of the table for the most individual errors that led goal-scoring opportunities.
00:05:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:52
Zak
So this is the thing, right? understand you're trying to make interesting and make it exciting. we We're just kind of done now.
00:05:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sorry.
00:05:59
Zak
like We literally...
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sorry. I shouldn't be laughing.
00:06:01
Zak
We literally did an episode, and Greg did an episode on um what the future is going to look like in the championship.
00:06:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's awesome.
00:06:07
Zak
ah we We did a bit of a reminisce, you know, and Oscar did a bit of a reminisce yesterday as well, wouldn didn't we? on the On like old transfers that we've been linked with. and And I think we just kind of have to live in those days where you are actually poaching our players.
00:06:20
Zak
Whereas now, you know, who do you want from our team? Is this what is this even...
00:06:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
i it's said It's a good question. and and um I was just going to mention Joe Rebo, also your top goal scorer this season with three goals in the Premier League. um Anyway, moving on.
00:06:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I would like to...
00:06:36
Zak
All
00:06:38
Oscar
I think our second top goal scorer is also a centre-back for the record.
00:06:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
I would like to...
00:06:41
Zak
right.
00:06:41
Oscar
So, Ben Narek.
00:06:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, well, yeah, someone that's not going to be playing, Bednarek.
00:06:47
Oscar
Yeah.
00:06:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
And yeah, you have got a few injuries. I'm just looking at it now. Fraser, Lallana. I mean, that would have been amazing see Lallana play at Anfield again.
00:06:55
Zak
everyone
00:06:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Bednarek, Stewart, Ugo Chukwu all out. For Liverpool, we're just missing Gakpo at the moment, still coming back from an injury. We'll we'll talk more about Liverpool later, I'm sure.
00:07:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:07:06
Oscar
Yeah.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
But just moving into comparison of the squads... um I do this thing um with crossover episodes whenever I'm hosting them.
00:07:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
One player that you could have from each other's side. and I'll go with your team first because, I mean, this let's face it, ah you're going back into the championship next season probably with a look to regroup and
Rebuilding and Transfers
00:07:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
regroup.
00:07:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
rebuild probably from each of you now if you could have one of our players to help you in that rebuild what's the position you're looking to strengthen the most and is there anyone from the Liverpool side that you think would be a massive catalyst in that rebuild Oscar I'll start with you
00:07:46
Oscar
Do you know, probably position-wise, um we need a goal scorer. We need a striker, which is actually probably something you guys are looking for as well.
00:07:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
hmm it's true it's true
00:07:55
Oscar
um I'm not saying I wouldn't take anyone, um because at this point, I probably would take anyone. Yeah.
00:08:04
Oscar
I think Gakpo, I mean, I would have been interested to see what would have happened with Gakpo if he had come here um before he came to Liverpool, um because we were quite heavily linked with him at the time.
00:08:10
Zak
Yep. Yep.
00:08:16
Oscar
And I think it was just the fact that he didn't score. If he scores one, he's going to Saints. If he scores two, he's going to Leeds.
00:08:20
Zak
ye
00:08:21
Oscar
If he scores three, he's staying or something like that.
00:08:24
Zak
ye
00:08:24
Oscar
um So he might have been one one that would have been of interest. I think for us, what we need as well is we need someone with a bit of character that's going to help. that's that's just going to help rebuild a crumbled morale. and And so again, you know, maybe maybe Van Dijk would have been another, you know, it sounds silly, obviously, you know, obviously you're going take Virgil van Dijk, but, you know, someone with a bit of character, yeah, might have might have helped, even though he's a bit of a controversial figure around the club.
00:08:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Zach is steaming.
00:08:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah ah was go to oh yeah, I can imagine Zach.
00:08:53
Oscar
but
00:08:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was ah really trying not to punch his monitor at the mere mention of Virgil van Dijk going back to Southampton.
00:09:01
Zak
You say that, though. That's what I take back in heartbeat. As a rebuild, as a central figure, as probably one of the best players I've ever seen in a Saints shirt, it would be Van Dyke. And like as much as I'm still mad about the stupid private playing Instagram photo that he uploaded in the...
00:09:18
Zak
When he got his initial move denied and he was having secret meetings in hotel rooms and he was uploading photos and himself, you know, you look at...
00:09:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
Klopp's tapping him up as well, yeah.
00:09:27
Zak
Yeah, like you but but you look at what came out of that fill for you and you look at the career he's had now and you look where he's at and it's like, yeah, I'll take him back in ah in a heartbeat. And other than that, strengthen up the midfield, Shaboslai or Endu, just anyone to just sit in that midfield area because that is where we're going to struggle.
00:09:45
Zak
and And that is where we've struggled massively. We keep getting overrun in the midfield and that results in our centre-backs having to probably far more work than they should.
00:09:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hmm. Yeah.
00:09:53
Zak
So, they they've but but yeah, if it was, if it was, I had a dream and it I could, I could start from scratch, it would be Van Dyne. Hands down.
00:10:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. i mean, you we look at Van Dijk and we're just, we just think every time he plays, thank God we have this man. ah he has bailed us out of so many difficult situations, especially under Klopp when it would just be Van Dijk and Matip or Canate or Lovren at times as well, just left back. at Another one that we took from you. I genuinely didn't realize that until I said it out loud.
00:10:24
Zak
Remember, Van Dyke was his replacement.
00:10:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Um,
00:10:27
Zak
You bought the guy and his replacement.
00:10:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, three players from you at the same time. I remember Lallana, Lovren and Lambert all in the same transfer window.
00:10:36
Zak
Yeah, you did.
00:10:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
We also got around the same time. We got Klein, Sadio Mane. It was just an absolute bugging. i I mean, obviously, our director of football must have been a massive Saints fan at the time.
00:10:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
um They all seem to work out relatively well for us, barring Lambert, but he never was meant to be.
00:10:55
Zak
He was meant to fill your registration rolls, wasn't he?
00:10:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
and
00:10:58
Zak
And he did. And he got a go at his childhood team.
00:10:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it probably was.
00:11:01
Oscar
I don't know how true it is, but I'd heard rumours it was a make-weight with the Lallana deal, but I don't imagine that's just sentimentality, to be brutally honest.
00:11:01
Zak
Can't blame him.
00:11:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
It 100% was. And, you know, if we ever needed a penalty at a crucial moment in the game, he was pretty good at those, wasn't he? and We are going to take a short break. We'll talk more about Liverpool up next. But first, it's time for you to hear more about the platform we use to record our podcast here at the Global Sports Podcast Network, Zencastr.
00:12:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
So just before I hand over to you for your questions about Liverpool, I think, um I mean, I completely forgot to answer the whole who would I take from Southampton thing in the Liverpool team. I'm just looking at your squad.
00:12:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
I probably, you're laughing, but I'm genuinely trying to to concentrate here.
00:12:14
Zak
Thank you.
00:12:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
It may be on Uatu just because we need ah clear striker. um i yeah I was going to say he's an aerial threat, but he hasn't scored many from corners this season, has he?
00:12:29
Oscar
he he is he is the ah he can't head a ball so
00:12:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not that I can remember.
00:12:35
Oscar
To be fair, he did nearly score a header against Chelsea, but considering his size, he he has excellent chest control. And as you might have seen, I think it was the 3-2 game, or maybe it's, I'm not too sure.
00:12:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it was, I think.
00:12:46
Oscar
He can do a few step overs, but that's about it. I'm not sure if you need a goal scorer, he's your man.
00:12:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
So the height is just futile at this point. If he can't head a ball, that's basically what you're saying to me.
00:12:57
Oscar
Yeah, pretty much.
00:12:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah probably ah in that case, I'd probably try and um I mean, Trent's probably off in the summer and it looks like Connor Bradley will be his replacement. But I think Kyle Walker Peters is a terrific player um under the right system, though, I will say. um because he's very good with his feet and his energy is brilliant. I've seen him play live for England as well, back when he was playing for England, before we had a plethora of right backs.
00:13:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I thought he was going to be fantastic. And I was amazed that you held on to him when you went down as well. and don't know if you felt the same way at the time, but yeah, great player.
00:13:31
Zak
Very much so. Very much so.
00:13:32
Oscar
Yeah.
00:13:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, I'll hand over to you now. as I'm done talking.
00:13:39
Zak
and So, it's it's yours to lose, right?
00:13:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:13:43
Zak
yeah Tell me, how do you feel about it?
00:13:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Is is that a question? ah How do I feel about it? Well, I mean, look at it this way. um We come to this game, well, we both come to this game after rest because neither of us are in the FA Cup anymore. Am I correct in saying? I can't remember.
00:14:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, okay, good. um so But we've had to play midweek football, so I just don't want us to put all of our to have put all of our energy into PSG.
00:14:04
Zak
Mm-hmm.
00:14:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
and then left nothing for um Southampton. I will just say as a disclaimer, the PSG is happening. The PSG game is happening at the moment. It's halftime. It's nil-nil. Come on, Liverpool. Let's get a good second half. Anyway, ah ah just get that out of the way. I've got my beer right here as well.
00:14:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah But it is definitely a game to lose for Liverpool. I mean, first versus 20th. I think it says it all. Liverpool haven't lost in any of their last five.
00:14:35
Zak
Thank you.
00:14:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Southampton have lost four of their last five. And since Juric came in as manager, he's lost nine out of ten in the Premier League. So that's not a great stat um for the new manager. And it seems like the sacking of Russell Martin really just it it just made no difference at all. um But I think it that to answer your question short.
00:14:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, it is our game to lose.
00:14:59
Zak
but Thought as much. So obviously, we sorted out the game. So is the title yours to lose? but Because i'm I'm looking at this title race right now, and i I genuinely don't see how the the rest come back in at this point.
00:15:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. No.
00:15:11
Zak
know And I don't know if anyone realistically predicted at the beginning of the season. Did you feel that way? Did you feel with a new manager that you were just going to suddenly storm ahead?
00:15:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
na
00:15:20
Zak
Or did you feel like it was going to be Arsenal? And it it seems even now, like, just the gap just seems... I don't know, it's not as exciting up the top because I think you're just running away with it.
00:15:30
Zak
And at the bottom also, it's the three teams that have come up are going straight back down.
00:15:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's disappointing.
00:15:35
Zak
a a weird year.
00:15:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
It is a very weird year, especially when you look at how tight it is in that battle for the top four as well. I think that's where the most interesting part of the season is still to be played. um But yes, I think it definitely is ours
Liverpool's Title Pursuit
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
to lose.
00:15:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
We've only lost once all season. I can't believe I'm saying that with a new manager.
00:15:52
Zak
That's nuts.
00:15:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's mental, isn't it? um And that game was actually at Anfield, which I find even stranger to believe.
00:15:58
Zak
Thanks.
00:16:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Van Dijk was playing, so that it feels like if you have... If you have a game with Van Dijk at Anfield, you shouldn't really be losing. ah But we did against Forest. But, yeah, 13 points clear going into this weekend. One game played more than Arsenal, granted.
00:16:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But it's not Pep Guardiola's Manchester City ah in 2019, 2020, those years. it's it's arsenal who haven't been champions before that's why i think we have an edge um i know slots first season but when you look at the figures that have been around the club through it all um it does feel like it probably is done now the title race i don't like saying that but it probably is
00:16:45
Oscar
i also
00:16:45
Zak
others.
00:16:46
Oscar
i also actually still feel that even though this is going to sound, and I'm not saying for for a minute, I think they're going to win the title. I don't think, us I think if you lose the title, I don't think it'll be to Arsenal. I think the only person it would be to would be City.
00:17:01
Oscar
ah still I still, just think,
00:17:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's cool.
00:17:02
Oscar
I know City have been terrible this year. I'm not saying they'll do it, but I just don't think Arsenal have got it in them personally. i just ah Something in me says, and I'm not a massive Arteta fan as it is, I just think they are serenial.
00:17:14
Oscar
Maybe not use the word bottle jobs, but...
00:17:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's interesting.
00:17:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm sure they would love you for saying that.
00:17:20
Oscar
Yeah.
00:17:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
um Well, City can get a maximum of 33 points ah from the rest of the season. We can get a maximum of 30. thirty um And we are 19 points ahead of them at the moment.
00:17:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's possible.
00:17:35
Oscar
Yeah.
00:17:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah
00:17:36
Oscar
No, and I'm saying i'm i don't think they'll catch you.
00:17:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
A very, very unlikely.
00:17:39
Oscar
Yeah, I just think, I just don't think Arsenal will either.
00:17:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. No.
00:17:42
Oscar
I just, I can't see a world that Arsenal, maybe just don't want to see a world that Arsenal win the title.
00:17:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:17:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not a mention of forest, maybe?
00:17:47
Zak
Thank you.
00:17:52
Oscar
No, I don't think so.
00:17:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
It would be crazy. It would be the most unbelievable Premier League title story in at least eight years. But I would, as a neutral, I would absolutely love Forest.
00:18:05
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ah but And as a neutral, I'm hoping for them to win the f FA Cup as well, just because their season has been unbelievable. And I think some silverware is definitely um something that they deserve at least ah something, or at least a final ah from this season.
00:18:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
They have... ah they have been the story but if you told me liverpool would be this far clear ahead at the beginning of the season i wouldn't have believed you it's because it's his first season and i really didn't know what to expect i thought we didn't look fantastic towards the end of last season as well um it there's a massive massive change and a massive shift um But it seems to have been for the better, which is crazy to think. That midfield has been revolutionised for us. Gravenberg, McAllister, Soboslai, even at times Curtis Jones this season, I have...
00:18:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
watched it and I've thought wow we are good we are very good um
00:19:02
Zak
Yes, you are.
00:19:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
thank very much uh I think Gravenberg has been the biggest story of our season in terms of his um his switch from last year I mean people will say Salah just because he's gone on that crazy run of goal assist or goal and an assist in x amount of games this year um But I i think Gravenberg has been phenomenal.
00:19:29
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His play in between the lines, switching from defence to attack and that counter-track, his pace, his decision-making have all been second to none. And...
00:19:41
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ah When you look at the maybe the struggles we've had front with Diogo Jota returning, I think ah he has been still trying to provide and Darwin Nunez as well. He's been providing. And I just think if they could ah get their finishing boots back or with Darwin Nunez, just get his finishing ah before he leaves in the summer, which is what it looks like will happen.
00:20:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
that Then he would have his numbers recognised. And I think Salah would be... He would probably have already broken the record for most goals and assists in a season. um
00:20:15
Oscar
Yeah.
00:20:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I think that's a position that we will invest in in the summer. A new striker. And I think we're looking at Milos Kerkhez as well for the left-back, which worries me a little bit about Robertson. Maybe he's being moved on, and I don't really want to see that yet. But...
00:20:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
an interesting time to be a Liverpool fan. I'm very optimistic towards the end of the season. ah Maybe you we win all three. right I'm going to say at least two at the for that at the moment.
00:20:40
Oscar
Yeah.
00:20:40
Zak
Dodged by that first half, mate.
00:20:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
Champions League, I think, is where
00:20:43
Oscar
You never know, you've got a tough hurdle to overcome on Saturday.
00:20:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
I'm going.
00:20:47
Oscar
if you can If you can overcome that, then you can do anything. Out of interest, and I'm sure you've been asked this question quite a lot this year, so forgive me if it's a boring one for you.
00:20:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Oh, no, go for It's fine.
00:20:55
Oscar
Your your your your holy trinity of players that have contracted the end of the season, do you think do you who do you think will sign on? And if you could choose one of them to keep, which one would it be?
00:21:08
Global Sports Podcast Network
i said It's actually Virgil van Dijk. That's the thing. like I'm trying to say it with a straight face, but I can't because I'm saying it to two Southampton fans who have both been betrayed by him.
00:21:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
But I think he has been holding our defense.
00:21:18
Zak
Thank you.
00:21:20
Oscar
We're over it.
00:21:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, it's it was it's a long time ago now. And he's been holding our defense together that entire time. um If you look at who he's been joined by, you know, Trent's had his own defensive criticisms.
00:21:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think that's fair to say. And Van Dijk and Canate at times have just both been bailing him out. And I think Canate has become good under the guidance of Virgil van Dijk. just that calmness, that ability to not make any mistakes from the back ah in so many games and also provide that attacking threat with those long balls and with that um aerial threat in the box when he goes up for corners as well.
00:22:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. it's it's i i i honestly think he's top three center backs ever i think it's him maldini and ramos honestly like they are just a level of above everyone else um i think trent will go just because i think his head's already out the door he hasn't been putting up the best performances recently um got destroyed by docu against man city granted he did nothing with it afterwards um But I think he's gone.
00:22:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
i think Bradley will become the long-term replacement for him.
00:22:31
Zak
her
00:22:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
um And I have so much trust in him. Salah, I think 50-50. um And it's worrying me that there's not been much talk about anything being proposed at this point.
00:22:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've heard stuff about being proposed Van Dyke, but...
00:22:46
Oscar
Yeah, I think that's the thing. Once you get into that last year, um it's usually fairly indicative. and Maybe it's different with Van Dijk. But yeah, I think certainly for Salah, I know the Saudi saudi league was, rumours were rumbling last year.
00:22:59
Oscar
And for me, that makes sense, you know, for for them as in an Arabic-speaking player to come in. He'd almost be the poster boy for that league if they could get him.
00:23:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he is,
00:23:09
Oscar
um Trent, as I say, yeah, around Madrid, you know, I think he's best mates with Jude Bellingham as well, isn't he?
00:23:13
Zak
you
00:23:17
Oscar
So, yeah, I'd probably agree with you, to be fair, if you keep one.
00:23:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah. is I think there's talk about Salah going back to Italy. I think I heard Inter mentioned.
00:23:24
Oscar
Okay.
00:23:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
I can't remember what the source was or if it was trustworthy or not, but that's the club being thrown around. um i think Salah wants to stay. I think Van Dijk wants to stay.
00:23:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
i don't think Trent does. And I think he's probably going to leave. He'll do a McManaman, go to Real Madrid, win the Champions League, and then have a split fan base in Liverpool for the rest of his life.
00:23:45
Oscar
Yeah.
00:23:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. and Maybe he'll come back. Who knows? But ah he's he's probably the one I wouldn't mind losing out of the three. Salah would just be so annoying, though.
00:23:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
When he's getting when he clearly he clearly wants to stay.
00:23:57
Oscar
yeah
00:24:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
He loves playing at Liverpool and he's been our best player since Steven Gerrard. um And I don't want to lose him. I've got such an attachment to him and he's such an icon now in Liverpool and Egypt.
00:24:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
And world football. So.
00:24:18
Zak
Fine, we can teach you all about loss, mate.
00:24:21
Oscar
Thank you.
00:24:23
Zak
You get attached to a Saints player and you keep him for half a season, if that.
00:24:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:26
Zak
But, you know, Tyler Diplin rumours after he started about two or three games and people had already had him sold to half the clubs in England.
00:24:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:24:32
Zak
So, it gets easier, promise, if he does go. But I would be... I would be surprised, I'm just where I'm at, but...
00:24:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
I've. I've had my fair share of heartbreaks. I think the thing is with Trent, though, is the fact that he came through the academy. So it's not like we paid anything for him and then he's leaving on a free. um It's the fact that it's to a club that's...
00:24:53
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the fact that we are a massive, incredible team at the moment and he's choosing to still go to Real Madrid. Yeah.
00:25:01
Zak
hmm
00:25:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
And he's from Liverpool as well. um And it was, we got so used to talk about Gerrard rejecting all of these clubs to stay at Liverpool when we weren't that good. um You know, Chelsea were desperate for him. And then, I mean, we want the Champions League, I suppose, but but we weren't we we really shouldn't have.
00:25:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
But yeah, well I think what happens for the rest of the season will also have a lot to do with it. If we win the Champions League, I think he stays.
00:25:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
with with With an asterisk on the end.
00:25:34
Oscar
Maybe. Yeah.
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:25:36
Oscar
yeah
00:25:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Anyway, that's enough contract talk for this one. I want to hear something soon. But until then, I really don't know
Match Preview and Defensive Strategies
00:25:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
anything. But we'll take another short break now and then we'll get into our score predictions.
00:26:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, so we'll do score predictions. um But the foot before we do that, I'd just like to know, Zach, I'll come to you first. What are you hoping for out of this game? ah Because I know that it's a very uphill battle, to say the least. And, you know, for you to get anything out of this game would be quite, would be nothing short of a miracle, I think, as well.
00:26:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So what what are you hoping for from this?
00:26:52
Zak
oh The damage minimised to like four or five goals and maybe we score so we have something to talk about. That isn't just getting battered again. um at least, you know, there can be a slight amount of positivity because obviously, I think you pointed out previously, like we played well in our first two games against you this season.
00:27:12
Zak
um And they showed fight. And this is one of the big problems, I think, of ah of a team like ours anyway, is we seem to play, we throw our heart and soul into games against big clubs that we lose.
00:27:23
Zak
And then the next week get battered by literally anyone we play. And that that's always been the case. And done um I think from yeah from my personal perspective, it's to, I guess, show a reaction to how
00:27:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
And...
00:27:35
Zak
docile we've been. It feels like we're just wandering into a field looking for the hunters to get shot rather than actually you know at least running or doing something. and and I think that's what I would like to see out of it. is like look You are on the world stage. You will be playing ah currently the best team in the world.
00:27:52
Zak
i Show it. like Do something. you know last couple of times Suleiman has been out against you, last season we played two seasons ago technically,
00:28:04
Zak
which was the end of the season 4-4 draw where there was nothing play for for everyone. So it kind of got a bit hectic. He scored two goals there and it's like, yeah, just I guess, I guess what we want to see is a reaction from the players and,
00:28:19
Zak
won't entirely put that all on their shoulders. Juric is probably going to go and do something weird. Maybe it's an opportunity for him to not do something weird. But yeah, just to just to not be humiliated.
00:28:31
Zak
Which is, I know, a really low bar, but we need to keep it low. Because at the moment, genuinely, I just want to have something to... not be horrifically disappointed about at the end of the game.
00:28:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:28:43
Zak
And if there are a few moments in there is fight and we've lost because we just got battered by the best team in the world. Sure. That's fine. Like I'll take that. If we just but get scored against once down tools, and then it becomes another nine nil situation and a horror story.
00:28:58
Zak
That's, so that's where my brain, that's what I really get a bit upset. So I'm sorry to anyone that thought I was ever going to give an optimistic answer to that.
00:29:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:29:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need Greg here, don't we?
00:29:05
Zak
Uh, I,
00:29:06
Global Sports Podcast Network
We need Greg.
00:29:07
Zak
suck up
00:29:07
Oscar
Yeah. That's an interesting one that he's he's ducked out of this one because I don't think there's any way, shape or form he could have predicted a win.
00:29:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
We needed some optimism from him.
00:29:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay
00:29:15
Zak
it He has never predicted a loss and I think he only predicted a draw once and then got halfway through predicting the draw, got annoyed of himself and then changed it back to a win.
00:29:15
Oscar
So maybe that's why he's unavailable.
00:29:17
Global Sports Podcast Network
He did last time I was on with him, to be fair. no
00:29:28
Zak
So, you know, he's been right twice.
00:29:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah remember that being... Yeah, I remember there being a very weird refereeing decision last time out. I can't remember what it was was. It was either a penalty shout or a red card shout or something like that.
00:29:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
And then you genuinely could have got a draw from that game. Yeah.
00:29:47
Zak
Subjects that we have had that's the thing we have had a couple of especially the early Russell Martin days We did have a couple of couple of shouts go against us, but I think there was so much focus on how we've been caught up. And admittedly, Russell Martin had, I want to say, two or three meetings with Howard Webb on the back of weird decisions have gone against us. But that kind of, I guess, shielded us from the fact that we were also just bad. Like, that wasn't going... There were a couple of times where maybe we would have got a couple extra points.
00:30:17
Zak
I don't think that refereeing decisions are why we have nine points the entirety of the season.
00:30:21
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:22
Zak
ah we you know We might have had 12.
00:30:22
Oscar
I don't, but think I think it's contributed to why we are so far behind, because I think we're not squad-wise, and lacking a goal score as well, but we're not squad-wise that far behind Ipswich and Leicester, in my opinion.
00:30:27
Zak
Hmm.
00:30:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:30:34
Oscar
um And there's not that many. I think I'd take two of Ipswich's players and maybe a couple more of Leicester's. But, you know, that didn't help. But no, I can't remember the exact one against Liverpool, to be fair.
00:30:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, I remember ah messaging Greg after the game because he was there, obviously. um
00:30:50
Oscar
you
00:30:51
Global Sports Podcast Network
Speaking of which, I've just had him recommend as a friend suggestion on Facebook in my notification for the first ever time.
00:30:55
Zak
yeah
00:30:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's interesting time. Anyway, sorry. That's besides the point. No, I did message him after the game and then we aired his ah thoughts in a WhatsApp voice message ah and just completely tore into him. I feel bad now about it, but it was very funny at the time.
00:31:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. But, you know, um from what I've seen, Southampton can definitely bring the fight to Liverpool. um And who's to say?
00:31:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's the Premier League. Who's to say? Trying to keep it interesting. Oscar, I'll come to you. What are you what are you trying to... What are you hoping for out of this game? Same question as Zach.
00:31:31
Oscar
I think similar in a similar vein, um just a performance that we can take something out of and actually build on, which we've been looking for since Juric has come in and probably, ah can't think of actually many games, even the Ipswich game, we didn't play that well.
00:31:46
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank
00:31:49
Oscar
um
00:31:50
Zak
Thank you.
00:31:51
Oscar
I would snap your hand off for ah for a one, maybe a two goal deficit, to be honest, still losing. um I just think at this point, it's it's a free hit. go out, show a bit of fight and build on something so that we can at least pick up a couple more points until the end of the season.
00:32:08
Oscar
I think we have to understand the qualities out there. I'd also like to see Juric actually change something rather than just, we've spoken about it before, we've gone from one stubborn manager with a philosophy to another stubborn manager with another philosophy, neither of which were.
00:32:21
Oscar
And I... i I'm concerned, as I said earlier, if we stick to the the same thing that we've been doing, it's going to be a real problem because I think it plays so perfectly into Liverpool's hands.
00:32:33
Oscar
So, you know, maybe a little bit of a change. um He said he was going to do it before the last game and he didn't. Maybe he changes it a little bit and we can, you know, have ah a plucky defeat. We've had a few of them this season and, you know, there were a concern under Martin. Now, i i take it.
00:32:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
but the But also, ah you you mentioned a change in team. Aribo started the last match at centre-back, as we mentioned. ah But Jack Stephens was an unused sub.
00:33:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Would you like to see him back in? Because I think he shows a lot of character. I don't know what his injury situation is, if he's had any ah recently.
00:33:09
Oscar
Yeah, he does.
00:33:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
There must have been a reason for dropping him.
00:33:11
Oscar
He's just, yeah, he's just come back from injury. And before that, he was serving his band for pulling Cucurea's hair. um So he's had his moments this year with discipline, which has been an issue. But you're right, he does wear his heart on his sleeves and he does play like he cares.
00:33:26
Oscar
I think the reason for Eribo playing there is he wants left-sided balance. um But actually, Harba Bellis came back in um on when we played Chelsea.
00:33:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, off the bench, yeah.
00:33:37
Oscar
So, and he came back on and he actually looked like he was okay. So maybe we see, and I think Ben Narek actually might be back. I don't know. But I think he said he was potentially going to be back.
00:33:46
Zak
and
00:33:49
Oscar
So maybe we won't see Eribo there. I'm hoping not.
00:33:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
you You also had young Nathan Wood on the bench as well.
00:33:56
Oscar
Yeah, again, a player that we, I think we all agree, we quite like him.
00:33:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
But...
00:34:00
Oscar
He was doing quite well under Martin. He was one of Martin's signings because he was an ex-Swansea player. um hasn't seemed to have been in much favour with Juric. We also spoke about about the fact he did this before when he was at Roma playing a... I think it was... it Was it left wing or a left wing back?
00:34:16
Oscar
Left centre back and dropped Mats Hummels. So he obviously has...
00:34:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you.
00:34:21
Oscar
ah a bit of a penchant or something that fits in his system reason for doing it. So I don't know um with the Uribe thing. For me, it's not even that's not actually even really the issue. It's just this ludicrous man-marking system where they go man for man with players.
00:34:36
Oscar
So we saw ah Bella Kochap on the halfway line with Neto. um we It was Watankunku on the right-hand side with James Bree. And a back three completely split across the middle, leaving it one-on-one.
00:34:50
Oscar
You do that with a rebar up against Salah, it's going to be a problem.
00:34:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah. Or any of our forward players, to be fair.
00:34:56
Oscar
So, well, exactly.
00:34:56
Zak
your bloodbath. and it
00:34:59
Oscar
Yeah, take your pick.
00:35:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
Not to mention Soboslai playing as that sort of um backup striker at times as well. Yeah.
00:35:06
Oscar
Yeah.
00:35:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
but Yeah, it it will be, it know it it does seem like the way you put it there, it could just be a matter of how many. And for your sake, like you mentioned, one or two deficit you would take all day.
00:35:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
um
00:35:22
Oscar
hundred
00:35:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which is a strange thing to say when you play five at the back. ah Anyway, we'll get into our predictions. what What do you think the deficit will be? Zach, I'll start with you.
00:35:34
Zak
um I think I said previously anything less than five and they stand by that. So let's go with 4-1, because I feel like we need to do something.
00:35:44
Zak
We need to have something to talk about. We need to do some sort of attack, maybe at some point. Maybe you're caught napping because you're like, you you consider it to be so easy and a ball comes in to Oluwatu and he manages to head it in.
00:35:55
Zak
You know, and he gets to leave with ah at least a slight amount of montage of some of the clips of him playing for Southampton. ah But yeah, that's my unfortunate, sad, best case scenario. It's 4-1 loss to Liverpool.
00:36:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
He's so likeable, isn't he? Right, Oscar! Oscar, you next!
00:36:18
Oscar
I'm probably even a bit bit more pessimistic. I had 4-0 down because I just don't see us scoring. um We struggled to score against terrible defenders, let alone against world class. So I had 4-0 and I think there's some stat where, is it 15 of the last 27 games we've conceded more than three goals?
00:36:37
Oscar
And quite a few of them have been 4-0.
00:36:37
Global Sports Podcast Network
oh um thats Oh, Let's get the highlight reel out.
00:36:39
Zak
Thank you.
00:36:40
Oscar
So we've got Brentford, Brighton, ah Chelsea, um Yeah, so, exactly.
00:36:48
Global Sports Podcast Network
Let's get the show reel.
00:36:50
Oscar
So let's let's back let's add another 4-0 on there. Again, i would go, that's what my head says. I've gone with my heart before. i think I went with my heart 3-2 win against Brighton and we lost 4-0.
00:36:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:36:59
Oscar
So I'm going to ignore my heart and just go with the head.
00:37:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
Right, okay. um from From my perspective, ah I mean, I'm looking at this from the opposite perspective to you. I always find these matches the hardest to predict because, you know, you go in thinking, well, we should batter them and then we just never do.
00:37:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
i mean, look at what happened against Plymouth. All of the Liverpool fans were saying, oh, we're going to absolutely smash them up and then we lose. um I know we had a completely different squad for that one, but the same principle.
00:37:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah And I honestly think it will be one of those games where we see this so often on the slot. it i if this it's one of two things. Either we get one or two ah in the first half, and then we look threatening for the rest of the game and just don't score.
00:37:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
That happens so often, but we get over the line. Or we score in like the 50th to 65th minute. That's happened a lot. And then we just defend for the rest of the game.
00:38:00
Global Sports Podcast Network
And Southampton look like they could come close. So I think it's one of those situations. And I think it will be the first. I think it will be a 2-0 win. And it will be like, oh, we should have had a lot more.
00:38:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
um that That happens a lot, especially when we don't have an actual good striker at the moment. We just rely on our wingers too much. And if Gakpo plays, I don't think he'll be back to his best yet.
00:38:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
So I'm going to say 2-0 from a Liverpool perspective. I'm sure you both take that after your pessimistic accounts.
00:38:30
Oscar
ah hundred percent
00:38:30
Zak
Yeah, 100%, 100%. um so And as i said, we've been called a banana skin multiple times this season by multiple other teams.
00:38:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. Okay.
00:38:37
Zak
And then they end up battering us like four, or five, no. So this is the problem is that like, Previously, I'd be like, maybe we will be a banana skin. and then And then I watch us play for five minutes again. I'm like, oh, yeah. Championship, ole, ole, ole.
00:38:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
We're going down and straight back up.
00:38:52
Zak
that
00:38:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, maybe you will go back up next ah next season in the championship.
Conclusion and Preview
00:38:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll end the podcast there on that note. ah It's been an absolute pleasure having some very nice, humble Southampton fans on the Daily Liverpool podcast and um some completely different experiences on your podcast as well.
00:39:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
ah So thank you very much once again, Zach and Oscar. You have been listening to the Daily Liverpool and Daily Southampton podcast. Take care and we'll see you on Monday for the review from us.
00:39:25
Global Sports Podcast Network
And whenever you you hear from the Southampton boys, ah well, you can plug it yourself, at Zach. How about this?
00:39:32
Zak
ah Yeah, tomorrow we probably should have our preview. So that'll be exciting. And then we'll be back on Monday with our review. So yeah, listen, listen in.
00:39:43
Zak
It's going to be exciting.
00:39:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
Thank you, Zach.
00:39:44
Zak
Goodbye.
00:39:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Take care.
00:39:45
Zak
Exciting.